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DESIGN / BUILD

Dunbar Mechanical’s Design/Build culture is our proven
advantage that provides the best for your long term operation.

Industry records show the design/build approach is 33 percent faster and
6 percent more cost effective than the traditional method of construction.

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Some traditions must change!

Since Dunbar Mechanical went into business in the 1930s everything has changed. Dunbar is now at the cutting edge of construction methods, safety practices and communications to name a few. But many organizations remain tied to a traditional approach when it comes to organizing and managing projects. Is lowest price really lowest cost?

Your advantage with Dunbar’s
Design/Build solution

In this approach, Dunbar takes the best of what we do and expands our role to reduce your risk. We become contractually liable for the success of your project in our Design/Build approach:

You sign just one contract—with Dunbar.

You stay involved as a team member throughout the project.

Dunbar leads the planning with the designer or design team.

Shortest overall project duration possible.

Dunbar ensures all key contractors and suppliers are involved in
the design.

Industry records show the design/build process is faster and more cost effective than traditional construction.

Dunbar is entirely responsible for the project's success.

Get more with Dunbar’s Design/Build solution

Many contractors can claim design/build capabilities. Dunbar takes it to a new level in design/build with:

Superior Project Management
Our ISO certified processes prove it—you’re getting more with Dunbar. We have perfected out Project Management systems to control, manage, track and report all project details. Over 80 percent of the savings in every project is built in during Dunbar’s planning process. While planning is stressed at the beginning of every job it is actually a continuous process with routine schedule updates. Our systems can provide schedules in as detailed as 15 minute increments for exceptionally fast projects including shut-downs and change-over's.

Advanced Cost Control Methods
Saving you time and money isn’t a by-product. It is the product. Our cost accounting methods are second to none in procurement, tracking, justification and forecasting. Tracking is a daily task with a commitment to providing itemized breakdowns of budget vs. actual cost to complete reporting for your use. You will know where we stand on the project and have hard facts to use in your cash flow projections as well. Our accounting group provides all of this information to you on a real time basis.

Unprecedented Project Delivery
From initial planning to our production manufacturing process—right through to final close out, Dunbar’s project delivery efforts are unsurpassed. Just one part of our process is our Material Status Report which tracks equipment ordering and delivery dates plus the submittal process for reviews and approvals. This report documents Dunbar’s process which ensures nothing is overlooked as projects proceed. You can see your project before we build it through our CAD proficiencies and BIM processes. Dunbar’s Design/Build benefits continue in the outstanding work of our Fabrication facility AND, most importantly, in your operation.

So what are you really buying?

When you have Dunbar Mechanical take on your work through the design/build approach you are getting more free time to take care of your business and a realization of a faster return on your investment. You are getting cost savings and your return on your investment will be maximized. You are getting more than a job well done and you won’t ever have to wonder if you made the right decision in choosing Dunbar.

There is no scale to weigh commitment or hourly rate for innovation. No price can be put on the value of a long-term relationship. Much of what we do at Dunbar Mechanical in out Design/Build work cannot be measured. And its greatest value is yours. This is not just about what Dunbar does, it’s what we are, how we work and, most importantly, it’s what’s in it for you: Time, money and more than a job well done.

Dunbar’s industrial Design/Build and Design/Assist clients include:

Arclin

Anheuser Busch

ConAgra

Fiske Brothers Refining

Johns Manville

Libbey Glass and many others

Dunbar Mechanical continues to have our customers’ needs in mind and provides best of class service. We are more than a specialty contractor; we are your contractor. Contact the experienced professionals at Dunbar Mechanical for all of your construction needs in northern Ohio and Michigan. Call Don Yerks, Director of Marketing today at 419-537-1900 ext. 242 or email info@dunbarmechanical.com. We look forward to working with you soon.